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We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers. We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon.\nAs a US Surgical BPA Manager supporting the Americas BPA Team, you will lead the Mexico-based BPA team supporting the US Surgical franchise, an attractive business with more than $2B in sales, acting as the key link between US Surgical Finance leadership and the Mexico team. This role owns the visibility and consolidation of the US Surgical P&L across month-end close, forecasting, and Target cycles, with full accountability for payroll (more than 800 employees), TFCs, and margin tracking. The Manager ensures accurate, timely, and insightful financial information that supports leadership decision-making and promotes financial discipline across the franchise.\nIn this role, a typical day will include:\nUS and Mexico Coordination and Team Leadership\nAct as the primary communication bridge between US Surgical Finance leadership (Director, Sr. Director, and Manager) and the Mexico-based BPA team, aligning priorities, deliverables, and timelines.\nLead, coach, and develop three direct reports in Mexico, ensuring clear ownership, workload balance, backup coverage, and continuous capability building.\nTranslate US leadership requests into clear work plans for the Mexico team and ensure timely, high- quality delivery.\nP&L Visibility, Close, and Consolidation\nOwn the visualization and consolidation of the US Surgical P&L, ensuring a consistent and accurate view of performance across close, forecast, and Target cycles.\nPrepare the US Surgical estimated P&L on WD1 of month-end close.\nLead the WD2 P&L review with the US Surgical Leadership Team, explaining performance, key variances, risks, and opportunities.\nCoordinate closely with the Service team and participate in month-end close meetings with them, including capitalizations and fixed assets.\nPayroll, TFCs, and Margins\nOwn 100% of US Surgical payroll, covering more than 800 employees, ensuring accurate tracking, forecasting, and variance analysis.\nOwn 100% of US Surgical TFC management, with the support of one team member, including tracking, forecasting, and reporting to leadership.\nOwn end-to-end margin tracking in coordination with MTO, ensuring alignment of assumptions and timely identification of gaps.\nTarget and Strategic Planning\nLead the coordination of Target meetings for US Surgical, managing milestones, timelines, and stakeholder inputs.\nOwn the full visibility and consolidation of the US Surgical Target submission.\nReview system loads for accuracy and completeness to enable timely consolidation by the Americas BPA team.\nTrack and coordinate boundary adjustments, ensuring they are properly reflected and communicated.\nLead and support special projects, providing financial analysis, tracking, and coordination.\nFinancial Excellence and Continuous Improvement\nEnsure disciplined use of financial systems (e.g., SAP, ASPIRE, APMR) and ownership of data integrity in all reporting outputs.\nDrive continuous improvement through standardization, automation, and process optimization across US Surgical BPA deliverables.\nAct as a trusted financial advisor to US Surgical leadership, proactively identifying risks and opportunities.\nWHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON:\nBachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related analytical discipline.\nMinimum of 5+ years of professional experience in FP&A, controlling, or business planning roles.\nFluency in Spanish and English, both oral and written.\nStrong financial acumen and business insight, with proven experience in P&L management, consolidation, and month-end close.\nSolid experience in personnel cost/payroll analysis, TFC management, and margin tracking in large, complex organizations.\nExpertise in FP&A processes, including forecasting, budgeting (Target), and reporting cycles.\nExecutive communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to present the P&L and influence senior US leadership.\nProven ability to work across countries and time zones, acting as a bridge between US stakeholders and Mexico-based teams.\nLeadership experience in coaching, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams.\nAdvanced analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and a continuous improvement mindset.\nProficiency in ERP and Business Intelligence systems (e.g., SAP, ASPIRE, APMR, Tableau, Power BI) and advanced Excel.\nHOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:\nOpportunity to join a growing, early-stage organization built within a mature, stable global company.\nFriendly working 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